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#98BBD1 Gentle Sky

#98BBD1 is a light, muted blue named Gentle Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.3% green and 82.0% blue (rgb(152, 187, 209)). Its HSL value is 203° hue, 38% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #98BBD1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.36:1.

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Variations of #98BBD1

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#98BBD1 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#98BBD1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #98BBD1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9B3D1
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BAD2
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABBAD2
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9B3D1
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5B6D1
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87C1C2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #92BDCA
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFB7BD

#98BBD1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#98BBD1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.36:1 Very good#98BBD1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#98BBD1 in CSS

/* Gentle Sky */
.color { color: #98BBD1; }
.background { background-color: #98BBD1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #98BBD1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(152 187 209);
color: hsl(203 38% 71%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.049 235.9);

#98BBD1 FAQ

What color is #98BBD1?

#98BBD1 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #98BBD1?

#98BBD1 is rgb(152, 187, 209) in RGB, hsl(203, 38%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #98BBD1?

The complementary color of #98BBD1 is #D1AE98, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #98BBD1?

Black text has the best contrast on #98BBD1: 10.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #98BBD1 a warm or cool color?

#98BBD1 is a cool color.